Jurisdictional and Procedural Technicalities i n Hate Speech Cases: South African Human Rights Commission v Khumalo 2019 1 SA 289 (GJ)
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https://doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2020/v23i0a7145Keywords:
Concurrent jurisdiction, geographical jurisdiction, jurisdictional facts, ; locus standi, hate speech, racial slurs, racism, unfair discriminationAbstract
The jurisdiction or competence of the Equality Court to hear a dispute concerning alleged hate speech is affected by various jurisdictional factors. The decision in South African Human Rights Commission v Khumalo 2019 1 All SA 254 (GJ) reveals several shortcomings in the provisions regulating jurisdiction in the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act 4 of 2000 which must be attended to in order to provide clarity and legitimacy in regard to the application of the protection against hate speech.
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